All Chapters of AWAKENED ADRIAN LACANSTER : Chapter 231
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CHAPTER 231
The Aldridge private conference room, usually a hub of quiet power, was a cauldron of stress. Days after the triumphant announcement, Kane’s counter-attack hit them. Rowan said the table was filled with countless lawsuits.The Aldridge family sat at the table contemplating what to do next.Rowan slammed his hand down on a stack of papers. “Kane is relentless. The Global Medical Association will not consider our application, the way things are going.”Sophia rubbed her temples, frustration etched on her face. “That bastard! If I may my hands in him! People are genuinely terrified we’re creating a monster drug.”Adrian sat calmly at the head of the table, his expression thoughtful. “He is using fear as a weapon, but we will overcome this..”Gerald, his face drawn with worry, looked at Adrian. “We do we beat the public opinion without becoming dirty?”Rowan looked at his wife and son. “We will not back down. Not after what Adrian accomplished. We have defeated Kane before and we will do
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“Trace the call now.” Adrian’s voice echoed in the room.“Sir?” the head of security asked.“Take Mr. Vance’s phone,” Adrian said. “Find the number and bring her home immediately.”“On it,” the guard answered. He snapped to the others. “Let’s go. Move!”“Show them no mercy,” Rowan said coldly. “Find her. Kill those dogs if you must.”The guards rushed out. The door slammed shut behind them.An hour passed and Rowan’s phone buzzed.“What now?” Sophia asked.Rowan checked his screen. His hand went white. “My God,” he whispered.He held the phone up as a video played.Sophia’s face went pale. “No,” she said.They all watched in silence.The video showed four of Rowan’s men, whom he had sent, and they were dead. The killer displayed them like some kind of trophy and there was a message boldly written at the bottom “‘Stop the cure or she dies and after that we’ll come for every member of your family and wipe you all out.’”They passed the phone from one hand to another. When the phone re
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A muscle ticked at Adrian’s temple. “Cobra,” he repeated. “Cute.” “This,” Cobra said, lifting the knife with reverence, “is the Serpent Blade. I stole from the Dragon Clan years ago. You think it’s just a blade? Think again.” He ran a fingertip along the etched spine. “It’s been dipped in the venom of the ten deadliest cobras,” Cobra whispered. “It's not a myth. One scratch, one drip, and your blood boils. Ten seconds. That’s all you get.” Adrian’s eyes narrowed at the carvings. He knew the pattern. It was indeed the serpent blade of the Dragon clan. Cobra smirked. “See that pulse on the blade?” he asked, tapping the steel. “It’s alive. This blade has been used to conquer plenty of wars; one swipe can take out a hundred men. Do you still want to fight me, young man?” Adrian said nothing. “What is the matter?” he taunted. “Life flashing before your eyes? I thought you were all right. Why so quiet now?” Adrian looked at the Serpent Blade, then up at the smug face of t
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But before the mercenaries could even raise their weapons, Adrian unleashed the energy he had been holding back.A blinding burst of Dragon energy, which was like a shockwave of kinetic force, exploded outward from Adrian’s body.The effect was instantaneous and horrific. The powerful force flung the men away like ragdolls. Most hit the metal containers and concrete walls with sickening force, their bodies instantly crumpled. Blood splattered everywhere, staining the docks.Cobra himself was struck. He was thrown backward, and the force tore his leg.He cried out, scrambling on the ground, dragging his shattered body away from Adrian.Adrian walked toward the ruined man.“Coward,” Adrian’s voice echoed in the sudden silence. “Why are you running? I thought you were all right.”Cobra whimpered, his face covered in tears and filth. He looked up at the terrifying, perfect man standing over him.“Please! Please, sir! Mercy!” Cobra begged, crawling backward. “I’ll serve you! I’ll betray
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The crowd surged like a wild storm, chants of "Murderer!" and "Stop the poison!" echoing everywhere.Suddenly, a deep voice boomed from the side. "Make way!"Heads turned. Dr. Aldric appeared out of nowhere, flanked by the burliest and biggest men anyone had ever seen.They were like giants with muscles like boulders, their eyes fierce.Whispers rippled through the mob. "Look! It's the legendary healer!""Dr. Aldric?"The crowd parted like the sea, stepping back in awe and fear as Aldric and his men strode forward, creating a clear path straight to the entrance.Aldric raised his hand high. "Anyone who comes closer, I will curse you with an illness you will battle for life! Back away now!"The protesters froze, murmuring in terror. "He's serious... he can do it!"No one dared move. The path stayed open.Adrian nodded at Aldric. "Thank you, Doctor. You saved us from this chaos."Aldric waved it off with a grin and now slightly. "It's nothing, Adrian. I am always at your service. I know
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"Your family's name is trash now, Rowan..""Shambles, utter shambles! All that talk of miracles, and what do you have? A failed vote and a ruined reputation." "Kane Pharmaceuticals will reign supreme. I'll flood the market with real drugs, crush every competitor, and watch your empire turn to dust. You thought you could challenge me? Pathetic! This is my victory, and I'll savor every..." Adrian moved like a blur, faster than anyone could blink. He pulled a syringe from his inner coat pocket and lunged at Edgar, one of the bribed board members. Before Edgar could flinch, Adrian jabbed the needle into his neck and pushed the plunger. Edgar gasped, clutching his chest. "Ahh! What... what's this?" His face turned pale. His eyes went bloodshot and his hands shook wildly. "What's happening to me?!" Edgar cried out, his voice cracking. Adrian stepped back, calm as ice. "You have the cancer, Mr. Edgar. And you're deteriorating rapidly. I'd say you have less than an hour." Kane jumped
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He pulled a flash drive from his pocket. He plugged it into the projector. The screen lit up with files."First, Cobra's final call logs and texts." Adrian clicked. Logs appeared, showing Kane's number. "You ordered the kidnapping of Eliza Vance. You ordered assassination attempts on my team. I got it all from Cobra's phone after I dealt with him."Kane's eyes widened. "That's fabricated! Lies!""Next, the bribes." Adrian opened spreadsheets and emails. "You paid Edgar here fifty thousand to vote against us. And others too... Look, transfers to board members Johnson and Lee."Edgar nodded weakly. "It's true... he did."Johnson jumped up. "No! I deny it! That's not me!"Lee shook his head. "Fake! All fake!"But the evidence scrolled on, bank records clear as day."And this." Adrian played a video. Surveillance from Vance's home showed Cobra's men bursting in and grabbing Eliza while she struggled with them.The board gasped.Vance stepped forward, staring at Kane with pure hate. "I nev
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The mob erupted as they surged forward with pure rage. “Rot in jail!” a teenager bellowed, chucking an apple that smashed against Johnson’s chest, leaving a stain. “You sold our hope for cash!” screamed an elderly man, flinging a tattered shoe that clipped Lee’s ear.Trash rained down on them... coffee cups, crumpled papers, half-eaten sandwiches... Anything the crowd could muster. “Monsters!” a mother cried, her voice breaking as she threw a plastic bottle, hitting Kane’s back. Kane tried to stand tall, but his face burned red with fury and shame as a rotten tomato splattered across his cheek, dripping down his jaw. “Get back, you filth!” he snarled, twisting against the officers’ grip, but his voice was drowned by the crowd’s relentless chants. “Burn in hell, Kane!” “No mercy for snakes!”Edgar cowered, his knees buckling as a soda can struck his shoulder. Johnson and Lee staggered with their heads low, trying to dodge, but all their attempts were futile. The crowd pressed clo
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In his dark mansion room, Marcus Kane paced like a caged beast.His fist was clenched to his side and his face twisted with fury. His remaining men, six of them who were bruised and nervous stood in a tense line before him, heads lowered. The air crackled with his rage.“Useless!” Kane roared, slamming his fist on a table. “All of you! Pathetic! You let one man, just one man! Ruin everything! Adrian made you look like fools, and you couldn’t even hold him down!”One mercenary, a scarred man named Brody, stepped forward, voice shaky. “Boss, he was too strong. You don’t get it... He’s not human! That energy he used, was out of this world... He threw us like we were nothing...”“Shut up!” Kane grabbed a baseball bat from a corner and swung it wildly, cracking it against Brody’s shoulder. The man yelped, stumbling back. “Excuses! That’s all I get from you idiots!”Another mercenary raised his hands. “Sir, listen, we tried!”Kane swung again, the bat slamming into Vince’s arm. He cried
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From a hidden overlook, one of spotted the convoy. "Here they come. Two trailers which are heavily guarded with four SUVs and armed guards."Kane watched the live feed from his van nearby, his eyes glued to the screen. "Hit them now. No mercy!"Their leader nodded. "Go!"The lead SUV swerved, tires shredding on the spiked strips. Metal screamed as vehicles skidded and crashed."Ambush!" a security guard yelled from the convoy, leaping out with his rifle. "Protect the cargo at all costs!"Gunfire erupted. Kane's men opened fire with heavy machine guns, bullets ripping through the air. "Take them down!" Their leader shouted, mowing down two guards who charged forward.A guard fired back. "Hold the line! Don't let them near the trailers!"But Kane's men were more than ready. "Grenades out!" Explosions rocked the SUVs, flipping one over. Guards screamed as they fell.They were outnumbered and outgunned.One guard radioed desperately. "Mayday! Under attack! Need backup—"Dax silenced him w